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flowers will be moved next to the head stone and will remain there unless the family moves them back. The flowers will be removed after Labor Day and kept until the end of September when then they will be thrown out.
• There was also a lengthy discussion on the use of the police vehicle. Councilman Opp said the police vehicles should not be used for driving to and from work. "We should not provide a vehicle to drive from and to work," Opp said. "The taxpayers are paying for it."
• However, response time and public safety were also brought into the mix. Councilman David McGannon said the officers should be able to keep the vehicle at home for quickest response time. Councilman Michelle Muilenberg said, "It comes down to public safety. If we knew everything going on along US Highway 12, we wouldn't sleep at night. When they need backup, they need it now." When all was said and down, Mayor Scott Hanlon announced that the city will keep the vehicle policy unchanged. "It is for the good of our officers to be out and about," Hanlon said. "It is a matter of public safety and response time, so we'll leave it as is."
• The Electric Department was featured in the department reviews. Finance Officer Anita Lowary pointed out that the current rate that the city needs to cover the blended cost of power, variable costs and capitol outlay, the electric rate should be 10.4 cents per KWH. The city is currently charging 9.7 cents per KWH. The council also approved transferring $100,000 from the electric fund to the general fund.
• The city decided to participate in the Brown County Predisaster Mitigation Plan that was previously approved in 2009. It needed to be renewed. Failure to renew it could have led to the city paying back $225,000 in a storm sewer grant.
• Shawn Lambertz was hired as the new park superintendent.